(1) A person who intends to obtain permission to extend his or her period of stay under Article 25 of the Act shall file an application for an extension of the period of stay that shall be accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice with the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office, before the expiration of the permitted period of stay. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(2) Upon receipt of an application filed under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall without delay send the application to the Minister of Justice along with his or her opinion. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(3) When the Minister of Justice permits an extension of the period of stay in response to an application under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall place a stamp permitting the extension of the period of stay and enter the period of stay in the passport, or affix a sticker permitting the extension of the period of stay on the passport; provided, when the Minister of Justice grants an extension of the period of stay to a person who has filed for alien registration, stating the permitted period in the person’s alien registration certificate shall substitute for the placement of such stamp and entry of the period of stay in or affixing such sticker on the passport. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]